Parents were asked ‘How can we improve the party?’
“Was very busy as everyone was trying to stay in the main hall. Only aware of snacks when we went to see Santa, so others may have missed this, if they didn't see Santa.” – Parent of a 6 and 7-year- olds. “More activities for older children, I think my daughter was fine this year but next year she would want something a little more complex to keep her engaged.” – Parent of 10-year-old.
Providers were asked ‘How could the event be improved?’
“Appreciate that event is a treat for many children but even though there was a real effort to provide 'healthy snacks’ from FIS, almost every stall was giving out sweets or chocolates. Whilst parents can say no, it does sometimes create a pressure for them to all.” “I did think some better food options, either hot or cold food would be good for both stall holders, parents and children. Coming between 11 and 1 was lunch and 3.30 and 5.30 is straight from school and snack/teatime.” Five people also commented that introducing a gift from Santa would improve the party. They said they would be happy for this to come at an additional cost, as they feel it would be a nice extra touch to the event.
Summary
The overall goal of the FIS Christmas parties is for local families to enjoy a free Christmas party, have fun and find out what’s going on in the local community. It’s also an ideal opportunity to raise the profile of the new Vale Family Compass and the information and support we can provide to families. We can see that we have achieved these goals from the positive feedback we’ve had from parents, carers and professionals, the valuable connections made and the attendance on the day. We promoted the success of the event via local press, the Vale Council’s social media, website and internal Staffnet. We have also seen a rise in social media engagement to our Vale Family Compass Facebook page, including an increase of 45 followers between November 1 st and December 31 st , and the posts linked to the event had a combined overall reach of 24,419. Due to the success of the event, we do hope to organise a future event depending on funding and resources available to the FIS Team. If we were to plan another event, we would be sure to take on board all feedback from both families and providers. We would like to give a final thank-you to all our partners for their support, we would not have been able to provide this event without you.
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